TEACHING PSYCHOSOMATIC-MEDICINE - PREDICTORS OF STUDENTS ATTITUDES TOWARD A COMPULSORY COURSE

One hundred five medical students (59 males, 46 females, mean age 25.7 +/-2.5 years) were asked to evaluate a one-semester course in psychoso matic medicine. Overall satisfaction with the course was good, Neither demographic data nor individual characteristics such as previous pers onal experience in psychosocial medicine, professional goals, or prefe rred theoretical model of medicine were significantly correlated with single evaluation criteria or overall satisfaction with the course. Th e latter was most significantly related to the teachers' performance ( r=0.80). (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Inc.